Back حركة المقاومة الإيطالية Arabic Resistencia italiana AST Италианска съпротива Bulgarian Resistència italiana Catalan La Resistenza Czech Resistenza German Ιταλική αντίσταση Greek Italian resistance movement English Itala kontraŭnazia rezistmovado Esperanto Resistencia italiana Spanish
| Italian resistance movement | |
|---|---|
  Flag of the National Liberation Committee and some members of the Italian resistance in Ossola, 1944. | |
| Dates of operation | Most active 1943–1945; the Resistance originated following the rise of Fascist Italy in the 1920s |
| Ideology | Various: Generally anti-fascism Mainly various forms of communism, socialism, and anarchism; Republicanism and liberalism To a lesser extent: Liberal socialism Christian democracy Catholic anti-fascism / Catholic anti-Nazism Catholic socialism Social liberalism Social democracy Monarchism |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | Axis powers (Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and Italian Social Republic) |
The Italian resistance movement (Italian: Resistenza italiana or just la Resistenza) is a term for Italian resistance groups during World War II.
It was against the forces of Nazi Germany as well as the Italian Social Republic between September 1943 and April 1945
Known as partisans (Italian: partigiani), the brutal conflict they took part in is called the Italian Liberation War.